A man wearing marijuana-themed sunglasses chats on a phone at the first day of Hempfest, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) by Gene JohnsonAssociated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the opening of a three-day marijuana festival — an event that is part party, part protest and part victory celebration after the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado last fall.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana at a higher rate than White people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study.
City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Commander Rashall M. Brackney (Photo by Gail Manker) According to David Simon, creator of the television show “The Wire,” which portrayed drug culture in Baltimore, the War on Drugs is “a holocaust in slow motion.” This claim makes up part of the premise behind “The House I Live In,” a 2012 documentary film depicting how America’s drug policy has had a disproportionate impact on the poor and people of color.
SNOOP DOGG AND WIZ KHALIFA On April 20, Americans across the country, celebrated 420, a counterculture holiday dedicated to the consumption of marijuana.
PUSHING POT LEGALIZATION--Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, speaks during an interview, in Portland, Ore. Blumenauer is one of several lawmakers from both parties who...
